# Preload txt/asp
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 30, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428 "2002-10-30T19:11:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@waffe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waffe)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/1 "2002-10-30T19:11:34Z")
I have read over lots of preloader tuts and threads here at Kirupa, nothing seems to fit just write. I am loadind a external asp/txt file into flash and I would like to preload the file 1st before I display the data in Flash. Does the asp/txt file act like an external swf, or whats the deal here ?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2002, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/2 "2002-10-30T19:16:14Z")
Hrmm… I know you can preload loaded .swf files and dynamically loaded images and sounds, but I don’t think you can preload .txt files.
Not 100% on that, but as far as I know you can’t.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/3 "2002-10-30T19:20:58Z")
Here is a link of what I’m trying to do, but its a bit complex for me.
If you have the time take a peak.
[www.smartwebby.com/Flash\_and\_ASP/Flash\_preloader.asp](http://www.smartwebby.com/Flash_and_ASP/Flash_preloader.asp)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/4 "2002-10-30T19:33:48Z")
I think that tutorial is pretty self explanitory, I don’t work with ASP or anything so I can’t test it out or try it or anything.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/5 "2002-10-31T01:03:38Z")
OK When I load my External asp/txt file I put an
&end=true statement at the end of the file.
Then in flash I need to set up a proper if statement. I need two looping frames, a looping movieclip or a clipevent to check over and over to see if end is true yet. Once END is true, your other variables must all be loaded.
Help how do I do this???
Here is the link of the page I found this info at.
[http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/beginner/loadVariables\_and\_loadVars/index2.shtml](http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/beginner/loadVariables_and_loadVars/index2.shtml)
the term is Swonking:smirk:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/6 "2002-10-31T02:31:20Z")
Ermmm…
Frame 1
```auto
if (end == true){
//do this
}
```
Frame 2
```auto
gotoAndPlay(1);
```
I think that is how it would go. This is of course assuming your loop is on frames 1 and 2, edit as neccessary (if it works at all)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/7 "2002-10-31T02:37:22Z")
Thanks,
I think you need true in side of " ".
if (end == “true”){
I’ll be back:cool:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2002, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/8 "2002-10-31T02:40:13Z")
maybe…lol.
true itself is a statement and can be read in an if statement like that… actually, not that I think of it… I think it would be like this…
```auto
if (end) {
//do this
}
```
Because that says if end is true.
Where is if you are checking for not true, it would be…
```auto
if (!end) {
//do this
}
```
That says if this end is false, do this.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2002, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/9 "2002-10-31T02:44:34Z")
So I should change the asp/txt file to end instead of end=true.
Because the true statement in the asp/txt file is not telling flash its true, flash just sees the text and runs accordingly.
I think
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/10 "2002-10-31T02:50:07Z")
No, you should leave it as false…
I am reading this tutorial and I see nothing about anything being true or false :-\
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/11 "2002-10-31T19:20:19Z")
I E-mailed [actionscript.org](http://actionscript.org) and got them to post a Fla.
Check it out at; [http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/beginner/loadVariables\_and\_loadVars/index2.shtml](http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/beginner/loadVariables_and_loadVars/index2.shtml)
In the paragraph called Swonking.
The fla. he posted are for loadvariables and loadvariablesNum.
Well $#^%!@$, I’m not using either one off those!!!
I load my asp/txt file like;
file = new LoadVars();
file.load(“[http://www.asp.txt](http://www.asp.txt)”);
So whats the difference and /or how could I begin to change my code to work with loadvariables or loadvariablesNum?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2002, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/12 "2002-10-31T20:26:47Z")
Um, I thought that was the whole point of a downloadable source file.
To see how they used the method.
You are loading a .txt file… they are loading a .txt file… I don’t see any confusion :-\
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/13 "2002-10-31T20:37:08Z")
This is where I fall apart.
There are 3 ways to load a txt. file into flash
LoadVars-------------this is my way
loadvariables------------- tutorial
loadvariablesNum------- tutorial
I change my code to use loadvariables, but then nothing works because the rest of my code uses the LoadVars.
AAAAAhh:x
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/14 "2002-10-31T22:02:09Z")
Well change your loadVars to loadVariables :-\
I am sorry, this really isn’t my area, I worked a little bit with loadVariables, but never loadVars.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2002, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/15 "2002-11-01T07:50:42Z")
why are developers choosing loadVariables over LoadVars, when its obviously LoadVars is more powerful!!
waffe, i can help u using LoadVars, but just tell me, wut do u need exactlly!
yours,
h88
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/16 "2002-11-01T08:07:37Z")
loadVars can solve yar timing problem, something like:
```php
fileURL = "textfile.txt"
myVars_obj = new LoadVars()
//u could have set of instructions onLoad of the text file like:
myVars_obj.onLoad = function () {
message.text = myVars_obj.message//it will assign message.text to MyVars_obj message
}
//and this will load ur text file
myVars_obj.load(fileURL)
```
this is very simple way
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2002, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/17 "2002-11-01T08:10:37Z")
more powerful way is to define success parameter within the function:
```php
fileURL = "textfile.txt"
myVars_obj = new LoadVars()
myVars_obj.onLoad = function (success) {
if (success) {
message.text = myVars_obj.message
} else {
message.text = "Error loading file"
}
}
myVars_obj.load(fileURL)
```
yours,
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2002, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/18 "2002-11-01T15:47:40Z")
My topic is still preloading a asp/txt file into flash.
I must make sure all asp/txt is loaded before I populate a listbox.
As you can see I found a tutorial on this topic at [actionscript.org](http://actionscript.org).
The method of preloading an asp/txt file is called swonking, but it appears you can only do this with loadvariables/loadvariablesNum.
My code uses loadVars and since it is a more powerful way I would like to keep using it. But, is there a way to preload my asp/txt file in flash using loadVars.
😏
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2002, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/19 "2002-11-01T15:51:25Z")
I did not see the 2nd page of info you left me h88, let me look it over and I’ll get back to ya.
Thanks
Bill
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-txt-asp/7428/20 "2002-11-01T15:53:38Z")
ok, but let me tell u, i could only help if it comes to loading txt, am not into asp!
yours,
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